Detroit Auto Show organizers brought joy directly to young patients at Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor on Friday, hosting their first-ever Charity Preview Junior event ahead of the show’s return to Huntington Place.
The special event featured 20 Power Wheels cars donated to the hospital through the initiative, giving kids a new way to navigate their medical journey with a sense of control and fun.
Watch Demetrios Sanders’ video report below:
Detroit Auto Show brings Power Wheels cars to Mott Children’s Hospital patients
“It’s really hard for kids when they’re in the hospital to have any type of control. They’re under a protocol, there’s shots, there’s things happening to them,” said Luanne Thomas Ewald, president of Mott Children’s Hospital.
The Power Wheels cars will remain at the hospital year-round and be deployed across various floors, allowing young patients to drive themselves to procedures…